Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-12

passeu 10 MS TWO brothers, the last OF these
the father Of the drowned Sir Roger,
and Sir Alfred's sire. The present
baronet did change the family name by
making 1t the double one OF Doughty-Hy-
phen, for which royal license was OBJ
tanned Then came the mlsfortunes. First.
the mysterious death Of Sir Roger. and al
most rulnous law suit, the birth of the baro-
net after his fathers death, with the humila-
ton of the boys grandmother, by Itch
borne, STOPPING to fraud and perjury in sup
porting Orton. Curiously enough this sale
proved turning point in convicting the
claimant, He swore that it was in the dis
trbution of silver, when, If lie was the heir,
he must, concluded the Jurors, have known
It was in loaves.
THE YOUNG BARON.
The sale had, however, been resumed,
substituting sacks of -four for baked bread. 1
learned in the village that the young baronet
inherited MORE mentally, as well as physic-
atty, from his mother than his father She
was the daughter of the late Lord Arundel,
and her mother was the daughter of Lord
Stoughton, of the historically celebrated
Mobray family. 1t seems that mental
ability as well as nobility runs
through such family blood. "The young
baron was born amid so much fam.
lily misfortunes and granted such
fine inheritance that he is adapted to any
profession" so said his stepfather. "lle has
been well educated, but he has avoided noto-
riety. lie is manly, thorough En0lishman,
fond of study and travel. Besides, he will
have enough to do in managing his Estates"
"Wbat is the extent of these?''
"lle inherits 5000 acres in Upton and Lin
coin and smaller ones. But the most valua-
IL, frp, h;,y, ha "a to Tn
| is in London, around Holborn, such as Bed
| ford Row and where the First Avenue hotel
| stands"
| "Ias he any intentions Of marrying soon%
| "Oh, no." replied the captain, merrly
laughing. "lie is too young for that yet"
THE FESTIVITIES.
| "What are all these tents on the front
lawn forp'
| "In preparation for the festivities next
week, for Monday all the county gentry are
invited to an afternoon garden tea party and
In the evening ball. On Tuesday, fo- the
tenants, there will be outdoor sports and a
feast. In yonder field some members of the
Royal Horse Guards will have tournament
Then follow fireworks Of set pieces In great
profusion, concluding with a tenantry ball.
which the young barOnet leads. On Wednes-
day there will be outdoor feasting and sports
for the laboring men and poor of
the surrounding bamlets and village"
OLD WORKS OF ART.
was then shown into the family chapel.
The family has always been Catholic, and
the young baronet has recently renovated the
altar. which is from the old chapel and bears
date of 1853. The antique wood work OF oak
was also saved and the religious pictures,
some of historical value. When we Quilted
the chapel we entered the house, which is a
model of old English comfort, pride in occu.
patton and redOlent of antiquity. The draw
ing and dining rooms contained rare oil
paintings, one especially priced, painted in
1910 by Giles Tilburg. The subject is
Lady Mabel. the old house pulled down is in
the back ground, and in the center Is Sil
Henry Tichborne, surrounded by friends,
while to the left are servants bearing baskets
OF loaves, with the poor facing them on the
right. Here l saw portrait Of young Sil
Henry, recently taken, about five feet ten
inches in height, blue eyes, light hair, slight
mustache, frank features, bold looks, as If he
could knock the claimants out in the first
| round.
Still. BELIEVE IN oRToN
A warm invitation was extended me t
return to witness the festivities. Similar
ones, however, have been often described
| 1OWuIO SuuscI i iuy bttcHtlOu Ill tue
direction Of the hotels. thought "How
does the neighborhood and the people still
treat the claimant?" For time the grea
majority hereabouts believed in him. 1t WA!
made great point that dowager Lady Itch
borne had acknowledged him, together witt
many aged people. In spending the evening
at the public houses-The Coaches ant
Horses, The Volunteer House, etc., etc.
and among the village people I fount
that belief in the claimant predominated
yet all were content to submit to Law ant
recognize the baronet. Said an old villager I,
me: "Night after nightin the village pubs
noisy discussions still occur, wheneve
anyone cares to express contrary belief.
Although Sir Henry has practically reside,
at Tichborne house, except when at school
since he was SIX years old, he Ia very little
known In the neighborhoOd except by thu
name Of Captain Wyckham. He seems yer!
popular with everybody, and as the railwa!
reporter remarked while was quitting tn
train on arrival: "lf Sir Henry lives here
as we are told he will. and is like his mothe
or Captain Wyckham, he will do great goot
for the neighborhood."
AFEw DENoUNcE HIM.
A few Of the common, people, however
have accepted the legal decision. Said on
| WIZ UCsSCu tuC oAsCt l WOu III
confidence not to reveal him: 1T was, o
course, strong for the claimant that Lad
Tichborne. his mother, acknowledged him a
her sou. But then she hated her dead hus
band and all his family. and perhaps eve
' desired an impostor. Besides, what unpreju
diced villager could doubt that tn
claimant was an impostor, lie claime
; to be educated at Winchester
when we all know that the drowned 81
Roger schooled at Stonehurst The clainau
admitted his marriage In au Australia
Methodist chapel, while Sir Roger was
. rigid Catholic. Many of us saw the unden
> able tattoo marks on the latter, which tn
claimant wanted. The claimant swore tha
!. he was private soldier only thirteen day.
when Sir Roger was an officer ana in tn
= barracks three years. The claimant fir.
. gave his mothers name rs Hannah Francis
y when 1t Is Henrietta Felecite Sir Roge
: lived for years in Paris, and spoke Frenc
fuently. The claimant did not know Q w0T
: OF French, nor the streets of Paris. II tn
claimant was Sir Roger, why did he forge
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